RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It’s no secret that Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy isn’t a fan of Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese.
Portnoy has been highly critical of her throughout her WNBA career, though his reproach is likely fueled by his fandom of Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark — Reese’s archrival.
Rarely passing up an opportunity to dunk on Reese, Portnoy pounced at the chance when Reese missed a potential game-winner in the final seconds of regulation during Sunday’s Fever-Dream game.
“ANGEL REESE AT THE BUZZER FOR THE WI…… ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️,” Portnoy posted on X along with a video of Reese missing a put-back attempt right under the basket following a missed 3-pointer by Rhyne Howard.
Most of the commenters sided with Portnoy, pointing out that Reese padded her stats with another rebound but couldn’t hit the easy layup with the game on the line.
“Good lord, she’s the most unclutch offensive player. Great at rebounding, but she should just look to pass to someone who knows how to do a layup 😂,” one fan quipped.
“Not sure what’s funnier. Her absolutely Smoking the put back, or her crashout for smoking a put back😭😭😭😭,” another pointed out.
“Hard to shoot a put back with your hands around your neck. Choked!” a third fan remarked.
“Right under the hoop - can’t bank shot a 1 ft putback. Beyond laughable and simply unwatchable,” one user scoffed.
“She’s the WNBA version of Dennis Rodman. She is a rebounding machine that can’t shoot and looks weird,” another replied.
Had she made the basket, the Dream likely would’ve escaped with an 83-81 win. Instead, the game went to overtime and the Fever pulled out a 95-91 victory.
Reese finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists, while Clark put up 26 points, nine assists, and three rebounds.
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